I think you misunderstood.
No, you should not 'update' your GnuCash installation *with your
existing GnuCash file* straight from 2.x to 4.x!
You have two paths:
1. retain your existing GnuCash file and go through the multi-step
update process outlined in this thread and in the wiki. Then when at
4.4, start incrementally importing your Quicken/Quickbooks data from
where you last left off when you imported to GnuCash. (note, you may
have edited that old data in the other app, so that might not be a good
idea)
2. ditch the (as you noted) 'stale/old' GnuCash file entirely (maybe
save a backup in case), remove GnuCash 2.x, install GnuCash 4.4, and
then start incrementally importing your Quicken/Quickbooks data - from
the beginning of your use of Intuit's software into a fresh GnuCash file.
Which one you choose depends on how much you've been using the two
side-by-side and how much you've invested in the existing GnuCash file.
I seem to recall from your original post, it was imported long ago, you
played around with it lightly, and you are just getting back to it now
to make a permanent switch. If that is the case, I would go for option
#2 as there will be no data loss and you'll get better quality imports
now with 4.4.
Regards,
Adrien
On 1/13/21 2:16 PM, brad wrote:
I'm a bit confused as to the best update method. These seem to be
differing methods, incrementally updating GC (3 steps), or jump to 4.4
(1 step) and let it do the data update in one step. Is the JR one
step method reliable for a big file with many accounts?
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